Summer-fruiting raspberries (floricane) produce canes every year. These new canes grow throughout the summer, go dormant in the winter and produce raspberries the following summer, before dying back.

When to plant raspberry canes Raspberry canes can be purchased in containers or as bare root plants, though both types should be planted out at the same time.

Raspberry canes last long time; plant good ones In early spring, you can plant bare-root canes, which are cheaper and may fruit first year ...

Raspberries are a fast-growing and delicious fruit that is easy to grow in a home garden. The only downside is that they can take over your landscape if not regularly maintained. An easy solution ...

Raspberries do prefer a slightly acidic soil, with a pH of around 6.5-6.7, and that can impact the choice of fertilizer, especially when growing the canes in pots.

Thinning raspberry canes will help keep plants healthy, growing When berry production ends, cut the canes that have borne the berries down to the ground ...

Raspberry plants are really suckering shrubs that send up canes about 2m high during spring. They prefer well-composted soil that has added cow manure and protection from the hot afternoon sun.

Start your countdown to raspberry harvest time with this primer on how to pick between June-bearing and ever-bearing ones, and how to manage them in the garden.

When growing raspberry bushes, understanding the right techniques and the right time to prune helps you enjoy the most abundant, delicious harvest. However, when and how to prune raspberries ...

When to cut back raspberry canes After your raspberry plants have finished cropping, you must cut back the stems which bore fruit to encourage new stems to grow from the base.